text_original: Though the Empire had lost its western provinces, the wealth of the provinces of what we now call Asia Minor furnished the em  perors with adequate resources till they became im  poverished by maladministration and war.
text_transcription: THOUGH THE EMPIRE HAD LOST ITS WESTERN PROVINCES THE WEALTH OF THE PROVINCES OF WHAT WE NOW CALL ASIA MINOR FURNISHED THE EMPERORS WITH ADEQUATE RESOURCES TILL THEY BECAME IMPOVERISHED BY MALADMINISTRATION AND WAR
phonemes: ðˌoʊ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ hæd lˈɔst ɪts wˈɛstɚn pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, ðə wˈɛlθ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ʌv wʌt wiː nˈaʊ kˈɔːl ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ fˈɜːnɪʃt ðɪ ˈɛm pˈɛɹɚz wɪð ˈædɪkwət ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz tˈɪl ðeɪ bɪkˌeɪm ˈɪm pˈɑːvɚɹɪʃt baɪ mˌælɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ænd wˈɔːɹ.